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Early Literacy

Here are some suggested books to reinforce the 6 Early Literacy Skills.
All books are jP (Picture Books)

Letter Knowledge- Learn your ABC's

Bruel. Bad Kitty
Catalanotto. Matthew A.B.C.
Demarest. Firefighters A to Z
Ehlert. Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z
Fleming. Alphabet Under Construction
Hoban. Twenty- six letters and 99 cents
Martin. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Mcleod. Superhero ABC
McMullen. I Stink!
Slate. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

Print Awareness- Print is all around!

Bunting. Hurry, Hurry
Cronin. Bounce
Cronin. Click Clack Moo- Cows that Type
Fontes. Black Meets White
George. Book!
Seeger. Dog and Bear- Two Friends, Three Stories
Watt. Chester

Print Motivation- Books that are fun to read together

Alborough. Duck in the Truck
Carle. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Feiffer. Bark, George
Gall. Dinotrux
Katz. Counting Kisses
London. Froggy Gets Dressed
Shannon. Duck on a Bike
Shea. Dinosaur vs. Bedtime
Thomas. Can You Make a Scary Face?
Wilhems. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Vocabulary Skills- New words to learn

Ashman. Babies on the Go
Crews. Freight Train
Fleming. In the Tall, Tall Grass
Fox. Hello Baby!
George. Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse
Jenkins. Actual Size
Kimmelman. Everybody Bonjours!
Lester. Hurty Feelings
O’Connor. Fancy Nancy
Stojic. Rain

Phonological Awareness- Rhyming sounds, songs, poetry, fingerplays

Ashman. Castles, Caves and Honeycombs
Beaumont. I Ain't Gonna Paint No More
Dewdney. Llama Llama, Mad at Mama
Martin. Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
Pinckney. Adventures of Sparrowboy
Shulman. Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop
Thomas. Rhyming Dust Bunnies
Wheeler. Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum

Narrative Skills- Opportunities for talking, retelling, interpreting

Barton. The Little Red Hen
DiCamillo. Louise: the Adventures of a Chicken
Emberley. Chicken Little
Henkes. A Good Day
Kasza. A Mother for Choco
McCarty. Hondo and Fabian
Numeroff. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Schachner. Skippyjon Jones
Slobodkina. Caps for Sale